ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 922191 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.59
Score 0% 72%

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1 Turpitude most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
corruption
benevolent
indecorous
negate

Solution
The definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity." Used in a sentence: The turpitude of the villain in the movie offended most audiences. The definition for benevolent is "kind, helpful.", the definition for negate is "To make invalid.", and the definition for indecorous is "In bad taste."

2 The nurse was worried by the patient's pallid face and shallow breathing.
80% Answer Correctly
archaic
pale
cunning
awe

Solution
The definition for pallid is "Lacking color." Used in a sentence: The nurse was worried by the patient's pallid face and shallow breathing. The definition for archaic is "characteristic of an earlier time.", the definition for cunning is "Showing clever insight.", and the definition for awe is "Emotion combining dread and wonder."

3 Wanda read the dictionary every night to augment her vocabulary.
81% Answer Correctly
exalt
ecstatic
elusive
enhance

Solution
The definition for augment is "To make greater." Used in a sentence: Wanda read the dictionary every night to augment her vocabulary. The definition for ecstatic is "overwhelmingly emotional.", the definition for exalt is "To elevate by praise.", and the definition for elusive is "Hard to grasp."

4 The house's location in the best school district was advantageous to the seller.
84% Answer Correctly
repentant
genial
composed
favorable

Solution
The definition for advantageous is "Giving an advantage." Used in a sentence: The house's location in the best school district was advantageous to the seller. The definition for repentant is "feeling regret.", the definition for composed is "Calm.", and the definition for genial is "Sympathetic, friendly."

5 Comparable most nearly means:
55% Answer Correctly
akin
straddle
genial
retroactive

Solution
The definition for comparable is "Similar, equivalent." Used in a sentence: Helen will only accept something of comparable value for her ticket to the concert. The definition for genial is "sympathetic, friendly.", the definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition.", and the definition for straddle is "To favor opposing sides."